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I can't stop my mind going straight to the console-exclusive games where you can really see the tech holding them back (and by this I mean shitty resolution and framerates, not lack of eye candy or generally low tech). Bayonetta and Vanquish would look absolutely stunning with more power behind them. Enslaved is another. They're all so close to gorgeousness that I'm surprised the devs aren't clamouring just for the chance to see their games look their best. Being an artist on these games must be quite frustrating.

Those are the games in the "would buy a console for that" category for me, thankfully the lack of Demon's Souls might be alleviated by Dark Souls.
I think it was way worse with PS2-only titles, thankfully I have a PS2 at home and emulation always.

Shadow of the Colossus would be pleasant to see on PC. The best I can do is run my copy on an emulator which at least irons out the appalling framerate it had when I played it on my PS2. Texture filtering, DX11 and antialiasing were nice additions too.

I have a PS3 and I am in no way ashamed to play games on it, but I cannot under any circumstances play shooters on console. I need a mouse and keyboard, aiming with those stupid joysticks pisses me off to no end. The only game I have made an exception for because it is such a great series is Uncharted, but I would pay so much money to have these on PC. I would also love to play the Halo series (newer ones I know 1 and 2 are on PC) on PC.

All that being said I honestly would be just as happy if they would simply make mouse and keyboards work well on consoles so I can use them with console exclusive shooters.

I'm not missing out on anything, really. This generation of consoles has been around long enough for me to own all three of them, though I can't say I use any of them actively. I don't think I've touched my Wii in ages; I use Dolphin instead. My 360 hasn't been played in even longer, the exclusives don't really interest me and I own most multiplat console exclusives for PS3 (aside from Bayonetta). I use my PS3 more often than the other two but I'm still primarily a PC gamer.

The console I use the most is my 3DS; the DS has an excellent library and there are quite a few good 3DS games now.

I've got a PS3 and 360 but I haven't bought a game for either since I bought LA Noire for the 360. My PS3 is now a dvd player and the 360 is gathering dust somewhere. I'd say we aren't missing a whole lot.

Edit: Of course, what I mean is: I'm not missing anything. There are precious few games on consoles that interest me and in this thread the only one was Red Dead Redemption and I've got that one. But then: I don't like Japanese games, so that makes it pretty easy to ignore console games.

There's a captain america game on the Xbox 360 that I'd love to play. Apparantly it's like a not quite so good Arkham Asylum.

Also, let's ease off on the "JUST EMULATE" guys. It's illegal to emulate a game you don't own [or something legally grey and shifty] and we should really be supporting the games industry by paying for stuff rather then publicly trying to break laws [which could get RPS in trouble as it's on their forum]

Last edited by DWZippy; 03-12-2012 at 12:05 PM.

Originally Posted by The Innocent

You, sir, are awesome.

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Brutal Legend would be terrific on PC. It got a luke-warm reception on console but that was mainly because the RTS bits quickly became the focus of the game, and had issues. Expanding the RTS mechanics on PC and making them more trad-RTS with mouse control and so on would produce something genuinely wonderful and unique.

And Valkyria Chronicles and the sequels. If only because they did new XCOM well before new XCOM did it.

I could say all of the Nintendo games, especially Metroid Prime which would be perfect for PC. But of course, there's a better chance for hell to freeze over than Nintendo to release their games on other platforms.